All you need to know about what happened in the tech world today.

SEA

US’s Roambee, a shipment tracking company, has secured $2 million in a strategic investment from Indonesia’s MDI Ventures. The startup plans to enter the Indonesian and other SE Asian markets. (Deal Street Asia)

Gobi Partners plans to roll out the Philippine and Thai seed funds which will be both between $5 million to $10 million. It also appointed Shannon Kalayanamitr as venture partner for the Thailand fund. (Deal Street Asia)

Aquatech startup Umitron that based in Singapore and Japan has raised $8.2 million in a round from Innovation Network Corporation of Japan. (e27)

China

Tencent looks to generate more money from its advertising business. The Shenzhen-based tech giant plans to lift its revenue in advertising to account for 30%-40% of the company’s total revenue in a few years while keeping it under 50% to maintain a good user experience, a senior executive at Tencent’s advertising department told 36Kr, China’s biztech media and also KrASIA parent. (KrASIA)

Tencent, Huobi and China Blockchain Research Center were among around 20 institutions to establish the China Blockchain Security Alliance which aims to ensure a healthy and sustainable development of the blockchain ecosystem in the country. (Technode)

Gadgets

Apple engineers hoped to launch by June AirPower, which could charge three devices simultaneously: an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. Apple plans to produce the charger with Pegatron Corp, a source told SCMP. (SCMP)

Good News Bad News

Thailand is the No.1 country in Southeast Asia for enterprises to explore and implement Internet of Things (IoT) solutions according to a survey. (Bangkok Post)